Day Trip from Dublin - Country Hop
Jan 19, 2016, 9:21 pm
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Day Trip from Dublin - Country Hop
My fiancé and I will be in Ireland in March for the Saint Patrick's Day festivities. On Friday, we have a full day to explore. How feasible would it be to add in another country? Which country would be closest?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions! We really appreciate it!
Best,
Ambition
Thanks in advance for any suggestions! We really appreciate it!
Best,
Ambition
Jan 19, 2016, 9:56 pm
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Northern Ireland is probably the easiest. Of course short flights to London, Amsterdam, or Brussels are easy enough as well.
It would be difficult to do any of those in just a day though as travel time would take most of your time. If you only have a day I'd recommend doing a day within Ireland. Somewhere on the coast, such as Howth, might work well.
It would be difficult to do any of those in just a day though as travel time would take most of your time. If you only have a day I'd recommend doing a day within Ireland. Somewhere on the coast, such as Howth, might work well.
Jan 21, 2016, 4:05 am
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Also note, St Patrick's day, is a much longer event now, it usually goes on for a number of days 17th to 20th this year.
http://www.stpatricksfestival.ie/
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http://www.stpatricksfestival.ie/
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Jan 21, 2016, 4:58 am
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It's worth pointing out that should you go from Ireland to the UK, you'll be treated as a domestic passenger and won't have to waste time queuing for immigration (Ireland and the UK are part of the CTA - Common Travel Area).
Jan 27, 2016, 8:32 pm
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Jan 27, 2016, 8:34 pm
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Also note, St Patrick's day, is a much longer event now, it usually goes on for a number of days 17th to 20th this year.
http://www.stpatricksfestival.ie/
Dubal
http://www.stpatricksfestival.ie/
Dubal
Jan 28, 2016, 2:11 am
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Jan 29, 2016, 2:14 am
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I'd go south to Glendalough http://www.glendalough.ie/ if you want to spend a day, maybe the train/ rental to Galway or Belfast if you have 3 days.
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